Lady Knights fall to Essex on Sophomore Day

10.16.17

Laura Lopes

Warwick, R.I. – October 16, 2017: The CCRI Lady Knights soccer team hosted the Wolverines
of Essex County Community College from Newark, NJ on Saturday. The Lady Knights also
celebrated Sophomore Day for their eight sophomores playing in their final home match
for CCRI. The players honored were: Tri-Captain Gabrielle Caruso (Cranston, RI), Tri-Captain Isabella Rinne (Richmond, RI), Tri-Captain Kendra Tantimonico (Warwick, RI), Laura Lopes (Warren, RI), Riley McKitchen (Coventry, RI), Meghan Letendre (West Warwick, RI) and Brayton Doar (Glocester, RI). Unfortunately, CCRI lost to the very talented Wolverines 5-1. With
the loss the Lady Knights fall to 2-4 on the season.

Though CCRI came out on the losing end of the battle they did still get excellent
play by CCRI’s defense as a unit. The defensive corps led by Captain Isabella Rinne and helped by Julia Hill (Warren, RI) helped contain a very speedy and athletic squad of the Wolverines on
a damp and slick soccer pitch. Essex benefitted from two early goals in each half
which put them in a difficult situation. The Lady Knights did their best to battle
back in the game but the athleticism and depth of the wolverines became too much for
CCRI to overcome. Offensively, the Lady Knights got a boost from freshman forward
Kat Raposo(Warwick, RI) who scored her 7th goal of the year. The goal was assisted by sophomore
Laura Lopes who dribbled down the wing and found an open Raposo in the 18 yard box, who settled the ball with a deft touch and unleashed a missile
that buzzed past the Essex Keeper’s head into the top of the net.

Head Coach Jim McGirr commented after the match: “Two goals scored on us early in each half set the tone
for the match. We battled but having 12 players with a couple of players carrying
knocks will take its toll over the course of 90 minutes.”

The final game for the Lady Knights will be Wednesday the 18th when they travel to Bunker Hill Community College in Charlestown, MA for a game beginning
at 4:00pm.

Sophomores

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